page_title: German railway station categories
hierarchical_section_title: German railway station categories
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Südseite des Berliner Hauptbahnhofes
context_page_description: About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station.
  Their assignment into the categories also influences the amount of money railway companies need to pay to DB Station&Service for using the facilities at the stations.
context_section_description: About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station.
  Their assignment into the categories also influences the amount of money railway companies need to pay to DB Station&Service for using the facilities at the stations.
caption: Berlin Hauptbahnhof (category 1)
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